San Francisco Giants Conor Gillaspie (50) runs past third base as he runs to home plate after hitting inside-the-park home run to deep right center against Colorado Rockies 7-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. (Josie Lepe/Mercury News Staff)

SAN FRANCISCO — Even when the Giants called up outfielder Mac Williamson last week, manager Bruce Bochy hinted that the roster would be recalibrated within a few days.

The Giants made that change Friday morning, optioning Williamson back to Triple-A Sacramento and purchasing the contract of infielder Conor Gillaspie. The club cleared space on the 40-man roster by transferring infielder Ehire Adrianza from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

The Giants were operating with just one backup infielder, Kelby Tomlinson, after Adrianza fouled a ball off his foot at Coors Field April 14 and subsequent tests revealed a fracture. Adrianza was expected to be out six to eight weeks. By moving him to the 60-day DL, it eliminates any chance of his return coming on the early end of that spectrum.

Gillaspie will be returning to the Giants for the first time since 2012, when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox. The 28-year-old had spent the past three seasons with the White Sox and Angels and is a .255 hitter in 368 games. He was the Giants’ supplemental first-round pick (37th overall) in the 2008 draft — behind Buster Posey and ahead of Brandon Crawford, and he beat both of them to the big leagues.

Gillaspie’s lefty bat should help off the bench and although his defense doesn’t win rave reviews, he can play third base and first base.

Gillaspie had gotten off to a nice start with Sacramento, hitting .314 with a homer and three doubles in 12 games.

Check back for more this afternoon after Bochy explains the moves.

Andrew Baggarly

Andrew Baggarly has documented the most eventful era in San Francisco Giants baseball history, having covered the team since 2004 for th​ree major media outlets including the San Jose Mercury News and the Oakland Tribune​. This is his 20th season as a baseball writer.
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Baseball is a tough game. Williamson goes down without having played much, while quickly approaching the point in his career where it’s going to be now or never. Jarrett Parker, just a few months removed from an amazing series of 50 MLB ABs, sits in Sacramento hitting .143 with 24 Ks in 49 ABs.

if I recall correctly, the only reason Gillaspie made it up to the bigs before Posey or Crawford was because it was a stipulation in his contract he get called up that first September when rosters expanded.

if I recall correctly, the only reason Gillaspie made it up to the bigs before Posey or Crawford was because it was a stipulation in his contract he get called up that first September when rosters expanded.

Veterans like Marlon Byrd generally make better bench players than these young pups. Hopefully Connor will fit the the bill for pinch hitting better than Mac. After hitting over .300 last year, Kelby has fallen on hard times. Can’t seem to find a comfort from not playing every day.

Veterans like Marlon Byrd generally make better bench players than these young pups. Hopefully Connor will fit the the bill for pinch hitting better than Mac. After hitting over .300 last year, Kelby has fallen on hard times. Can’t seem to find a comfort from not playing every day.

I’m a bit biased by who MyRiverCat is but why a guy who can play the corners when Duffy is young and healthy? Hasn’t KT played some at the hot corner? There are already enough 1st baseman to cover (Belt, Posey, Brown). But, hey, what do I know?

I think Kelby could have benefitted from starting the season in the minors, getting his swing going first. Starting the season off the bench with sporadic playing time, after an underwhelming spring, was a recipe for disappointment.

I remember Krukow mentioned it during the telecast at Gillaspies debut. I think Gillaspie got a pinch hit AB and got a little playing time after that.

I remember wondering how he got the call before Buster and got it so soon after the draft that summer.

Krukow was talking about how a few guys negotiate that into their contracts when they sign. But he also talked about how other players in the org aren’t exactly happy with situations like that because that player didn’t exactly earn the call up.

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i think he should hit 15 – 20 a year. he clears his hips very fast on inside pitches, and has a quick, powerful, smooth stroke. there will be enough pitchers who will try to get him on an inside fastball. sometimes they will, some they wont. JP12 #futurehof’er